POL250Y5 Lecture Notes - Bc Hydro, Flat Tax, Slave River
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Energy sources that produce no waste and no greenhouse gases. China presently has the largest wind market in the world problem: unreliable and expensive subsidies make comparison difficult. Post ww2 it was toted as the future. East oil has been founded and mostly tapped. We are going after dirtier and/or more expensive oil . Gdp per capital 49,500 (canada = 40,541) World"s second largest exporter of natural gas. Progressive conservative party has been in power since 1971 least taxed province. Only canadian province to have a flat tax for income tax (10%) Premier redford [elected oct 7, 2011, and re-elected april 23 2012] Leader of progressive conservatives (they have been in power almost. With just 5% of the world"s population, the us now burns 20. 6 billion barrels of oil a day (25% of the world"s oil supply) Us must import 2/3 of its liquid fuel from foreign suppliers.
